If you’re looking for kitchen peninsula ideas, look no further. For those of you who have always dreamt of a kitchen island but lack the space, a kitchen peninsula might just be the answer to your problems. Increasing work space and storage without taking up as much space as an island, it’s a no-brainer for many of our clients.
Read on to find out why we love them and get some inspiration from our recent kitchen peninsula projects.
Choosing between a peninsula and an island
We know that kitchen islands are the stuff of dreams, but unfortunately, they're just not suitable for every space. If you have a smaller kitchen, installing an island can get pretty complicated as you need a minimum of 90 cm space on each side to enable you to move around easily.
Don’t worry though – a kitchen with a peninsula will benefit from almost all of the same functions as a kitchen with an island, with the only real difference being that a peninsula is attached to the wall at one end. Just as with a central island, we can add storage, a cooking area, a washing-up zone, and even electronic appliances built into the base units.
Gain extra space and storage with a kitchen peninsula
If you're in need of extra worktops or storage but don't have space for a central island, the kitchen peninsula could be the ideal solution for you. It's a great alternative to a kitchen island as it takes up less space whilst still providing extra storage and an additional work surface.
To fully benefit from all the available space on the peninsula, you can opt to add a plinth drawer, which provides storage all the way to the floor.
Define the space with a peninsula
One of our favourite ideas for kitchen peninsulas is to use them to define the space. When installed in an open-plan kitchen, the kitchen peninsula creates a slight separation between the kitchen space and the dining or living room, breaking up the room.
Adding tall bar stools or a small dining table will make it an easy place to host family or friends and prioritise hanging out in the kitchen.
Kitchen peninsula ideas: our recent projects
In this large, open-plan kitchen, the kitchen peninsula allowed us to install a bar space as well as zones for prep, cooking and washing-up. This way of laying out the kitchen also meant that the dining table could be at the heart of the kitchen space, making it more social.
This project is a great example of a closed kitchen with a peninsula. Here we added a dining table and a bar corner alongside areas for prep, cooking and washing-up, making the space very multipurpose.
For this project, our client had a small, open space in the living room where they wanted to install their kitchen. We installed a kitchen peninsula to provide a cooking zone that had additional storage and would allow us to create a bit of separation from the living room.
If you’d like to talk through some alternative kitchen peninsula ideas, or have a plan already in mind, organise a meeting with our team of interior designers now.
